Marteinn Geirsson (born 11 February 1951) is a retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who was capped 67 times (over 20 of those as captain) for

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between 1971 and 1982, scoring 8 goals. His clubs include

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, for whom he scored the winning goals in the Cup Finals of 1973 and 1979. He went on to coach

from 1994 to 1995.

Trivia

* His son,

Pétur Marteinsson Pétur Hafliði Marteinsson (born 14 July 1973) is a retired Icelandic football player. He played for Hammarby IF in Sweden, Stabæk in Norway and Stoke City in England during his professional career. Marteinsson was capped 36 times and score ...

, also became a professional footballer. * He is currently the precinct captain for the

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fire department and has been a fireman for over 30 years.

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1951 births Living people Marteinn Geirsson Marteinn Geirsson Marteinn Geirsson Marteinn Geirsson Marteinn Geirsson Men's association football midfielders {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub